Uperodon taprobanicus
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%
Uperodon taprobanicus, also known as the Sri Lankan bullfrog, Sri Lankan painted frog, Sri Lankan kaloula, Ceylon kaloula, Indian painted frog, or painted globular frog, is a species of narrow-mouthed frog found in Nepal, Bangladesh, southern and eastern India, and Sri Lanka up to an altitude of about 1300 metres. It can grow to an adult length of up to 75 millimetres(7.5 cm) long from snout to vent. It was originally described as a subspecies of Kaloula pulchra, ssp. taprobanica. The IUCN lists it as being of "Least Concern".
Blackburn and colleagues (2013) suggested that Uperodon taprobanicus, then recognized as K. taprobanica, might not form a clade with the other Kaloula species, although it did clearly form a clade with Metaphrynella, Ramanella, and the rest of Kaloula. De Sá and colleagues (2012) grouped Uperodon taprobanicus (as K. taprobanica) as a sister clade to Ramanella and Uperodon rather than with the rest of Kaloula, which De Sá et al. (2012) listed as a sister clade to Metaphrynella and Phrynella. In 2016, Peloso and colleagues synonymized Ramanella with Uperodon and transferred this species to the genus Uperodon.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sri Lankan Bullfrog sighting in Kochi on a given day, based on 35 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 4th most-seen of the 8 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Sri Lankan Bullfrog in Kochi on a given day, against under 5% in February–March and December, the lowest months. That is one of Kochi's wettest months, with about 440 mm of rain against 15 mm in January.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sri Lankan Bullfrog sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
10th of 11
Of the 11 cities where we can rate Sri Lankan Bullfrog sightings, Kochi ranks 10th at about 10%. The best odds are in Thrissur (India, about 40%), Kollam (India, about 30%) and Chennai (India, about 30%).
Same order: Anura
The closest relatives of the Sri Lankan Bullfrog that you can see in Kochi (order Anura, Frogs and Toads) are Common Indian Toad (about 40%), Indus Valley Bullfrog (about 30%) and Waynad bush frog (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sri Lankan Bullfrog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Kochi (35 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
